I have a question about Downloading Windows Updates:

I've 'inherited' about 45 Windows98SE machines that I am supposed to administer. With the recent outbreaks, I began logging onto these machines to update them, only to find that the previous administrator has some how locked these machines down so that downloads from the windows update site cannot happen. Does anyone know what types of settings may have been used to do this? I'm interested in reversing this situation so that updates can occur. Tia

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Run a 'Find' with Regedit for the restriction below. Either change the value to '0', or delete the key. NoWindowsUpdate = enable/disable Windows 98/ME Web Update JmC

On Monday, August 25, 2003 at 5:33 am, randy wrote:
>I have a question about Downloading
>Windows Updates:

>I've 'inherited' about 45 Windows98SE machines that I am supposed to administer.
> With the recent outbreaks, I began logging onto these machines to update them, only
>to find that the previous administrator has some how locked these machines down so
>that downloads from the windows update site cannot happen. Does anyone know what
>types of settings may have been used to do this? I'm interested in reversing this
>situation so that updates can occur.
>
>Tia
>

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Hi,

If It Hangs At 0% Try Going To Control Panel, Network, Under The Configuration Tab, 
Scroll Down To The TCP/IP Listing For Either The "Dial-Up Adapter" Or Your Network 
Card (If Your Doing Ethernet For DSL, etc), And Double Click On It (Click On The 
OK). Click On The "DNS Configuration" Tab. Select The Enable DNS Radio Button. In 
The Host Window Type In Your Login User Name. Just The Name, Do NOT Add The @ Sign 
And Whatever Follows It, If Used. Then In The "Domain Name" Window Type In The Name 
Of Your ISP (xyznet.net, Or abcxyz.com, etc.). Click All Of The OK's And When Ask 
If You Want To Restart Answer NO, Then Restart Your Machine Manually Using "Start", 
"Shutdown", etc. After The Machine Restarts Try Your Updates Again. Should Work! 
Did For Me.







On Monday, August 25, 2003 at 5:33 am, randy wrote:

>I have a question about Downloading 

>Windows Updates:


>I've 'inherited' about 45 Windows98SE machines that I am supposed to administer. 

> With the recent outbreaks, I began logging onto these machines to update them, 
only 

>to find that the previous administrator has some how locked these machines down 
so 

>that downloads from the windows update site cannot happen.  Does anyone know what 

>types of settings may have been used to do this?  I'm interested in reversing this 

>situation so that updates can occur.

>

>Tia

>
 

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group policys, You need to install the policy editor off of the 98 cd in the recource kit, and edit your policys jonc


On Monday, August 25, 2003 at 5:33 am, randy wrote:
>I have a question about Downloading
>Windows Updates:

>I've 'inherited' about 45 Windows98SE machines that I am supposed to administer.
> With the recent outbreaks, I began logging onto these machines to update them, only
>to find that the previous administrator has some how locked these machines down so
>that downloads from the windows update site cannot happen. Does anyone know what
>types of settings may have been used to do this? I'm interested in reversing this
>situation so that updates can occur.
>
>Tia
>

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